Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1917 — COUNTY AGENT WORK NOW PLANNED AHEAD [ARTICLE]

COUNTY AGENT WORK NOW PLANNED AHEAD

New Agricultural Agent 'Will Hold Orchard Demonstrations As His » First Work In Jasper Co. The county agent work for the next few weeks will consist mainly in the staging of farm orchard pruning demonstrations in different parts of the county. Practically every farmer m -Jasper twmty has a |e?w fruit trees on his farm. As other lines are usually more profitable tinder our conditions, these orchards are often neglected and produce,neither the quantity nor the quality of fruit that they might yield under more favorable circumetancesfss^^B^sS-T A tree worth planting is usually worth caring for. A few days spent in the average orchard of the county will sp renovate it that a little attention each year will keep Tl in excellent condition, and will add greatly to its vaue. When interviewed on the subject, the majority of the farmers will state that their orchards have been neglected simply because they haven't found the time to care for them and the others will state that they do not understand their management The orchard demonstrations are for the purpose of overcoming these two difficulties. A meeting will ibe announced to be held in an orchard in a locality at a given hour and the neighbors will all be invited to attend. An expert will give a talk on orchard care and then proceed to prune enough ttees to give dll present a proper understanding of the principles involved. At this season of the year there will be but very few farmers who cannot find time to go home and care for their own orchards immediately. , The first demonstration will 'be held on the farm of Mr. Tom Walter, of Barkley township at 9 o’clock Friday morning, March 9th. Other demonstrations will be arranged and announced later.